Vettel goes back to Baku with a hard-learned lesson

Ten months after he lost his cool and rammed into Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel returns to Baku as the championship leader but more importantly, a very wiser man.

Last year's infamous run-in between the two arch-rivals was well chronicled, but the German driver took away from the incident a hard-learned lesson.

"After the race I had the worst feeling," Vettel told Welt newspaper.

"I had to grapple with it."

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While the mishap had no impact on the drivers' standings at the time, Vettel still remembers the blunder as a pivotal moment in his failed championship bid.

“That's the way it is in life. The things that you screwed up yourself hurt you the most," he added.

A clear indication of Vettel's improved attitude in the heat of the moment since then was offered as recently as in China, when an over-zealous Max Verstappen barged into the side of the four-time world champion's Ferrari.

He assessed the situation, reported back to his team, and had a word with the perpetrator after the race, ultimately praising Verstappen for owning up to his fault.

"I was quiet in the car, because I had to try to somehow bring the car to the finish in order to save at least a few points."

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